re: I bet Kentucky wishes they had offered Hickey a scholly now. Ha!

Hickey (up until recently) has not been that great of a shooter. UK does not need anymore mediocre shooters on their roster right now. They would have still lost games with Hickey's career shooting percentage.

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re: I bet Kentucky wishes they had offered Hickey a scholly now. Ha!(Posted by Mie2cents on 2/2/13 at 9:05 pm to emmanuellewis)

2 years ago they could have red shirted him. Whatever. Hickey gets the last laugh. Also, I don't care if he misses 55% of his shots because the kid rarely misses at the end. MONEY should be his new nickname.

re: I bet Kentucky wishes they had offered Hickey a scholly now. Ha!(Posted by peopleschamp on 2/2/13 at 9:06 pm to Mie2cents)

I would care about yesterday if I were a Kentucky basketball fan. That National Title is something LSU will never win in basketball. That's the reason those kids play. They compete to win championships.

re: I bet Kentucky wishes they had offered Hickey a scholly now. Ha!(Posted by JustSmokin on 2/2/13 at 9:25 pm to Mie2cents)

quote:2 years ago they could have red shirted him.

This isn't football. Top basketball programs recruit the best HS players to come in and play immediately and rarely redshirt anyone. What you are suggesting is that UK pass on Teague and take Hickey. Teague helped UK win the title and was the 29th pick in last year's NBA draft.

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re: I bet Kentucky wishes they had offered Hickey a scholly now. Ha!(Posted by Mie2cents on 2/3/13 at 7:20 am to JustSmokin)

quote:What you are suggesting is that UK pass on Teague and take Hickey. Teague helped UK win the title and was the 29th pick in last year's NBA draft.

This isn't like coaching, where if you are choosing a head coach you have to hire a head coach. Kentucky could have not signed one of those goofy tall white dudes (forwards/centers) that are practice players and sign Hickey. Just because Hickey is a guard does not mean he had to take away a scholarship from a KY guard (Teague).